Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

List Essex RegC	Orsett RegD/PLU

DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	33	1,351	714	637
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	16	1,012	507	505
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	17	339	207	132
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	60	34	26
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	309	190	119
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	10	558	242	316
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	85	41	44
CLASS I: Military Schools	1	10	4	6
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	50	30	20
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	45	45	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	264	145	119
CLASS III: Church of England - National	4	301	148	153
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	6	257	94	163
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters - (not otherwise defined) - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	85	41	44
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	21	1,278	626	652
Church of England	16	801	392	409
Independents	3	267	125	142
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	1	125	68	57
Congregations undefined	1	85	41	44

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